Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows slightly higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.09/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$132.09

60 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$16.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	140.30	599	18thin
Medium and Large 2	435	132.21	575	24
Medium and Large 3	404	123.72	500	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.59/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale60 hd

132.09

—

FL average10 barns · 623 hd

132.87

−0.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,459	72.16	1,053	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,115	54.48	607	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,040	47.04	489	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	800	31.63	253	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 lots · USDA AMS · Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	114.64/cwt	112.00–116.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.43/cwt	120.00–129.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	133.55/cwt	130.00–139.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	126.54/cwt	125.00–127.50	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	105.43/cwt	103.00–108.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	88.71/cwt	87.50–90.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	487	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	150.61/cwt	150.00–153.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	146.25/cwt	142.00–149.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	139.14/cwt	135.00–140.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	116.74/cwt	116.00–117.50	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	113.81/cwt	109.00–115.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	105.34/cwt	104.00–106.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.53/cwt	122.00–129.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	163.27/cwt	162.50–164.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.44/cwt	130.00–137.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	153.43/cwt	147.50–157.50	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	101.84/cwt	100.00–109.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	99.38/cwt	97.00–100.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	95.51/cwt	92.00–99.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	126.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	621	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	57.90/cwt	56.00–60.00	757	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	67.02/cwt	64.00–70.00	783	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	79.15/cwt	75.00–83.00	728	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	41.44/cwt	40.00–43.00	392	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	54.48/cwt	52.00–57.00	607	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	46.23/cwt	45.00–47.00	478	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	31.63/cwt	30.00–33.00	253	2
Bulls	—	—	1,459	72.16/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,053	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	50.65/cwt	48.00–55.00	555	4

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Mon Nov 11, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 358Year ago 398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 52Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 79Year ago 63

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows slightly higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	112.00–116.00	114.64
4	—	418	140.00–148.00	142.04
5	—	357	150.00–153.00	150.61
2	—	318	162.50–164.00	163.27
4	—	473	130.00–137.00	133.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	120.00–129.00	124.43
5	—	436	130.00–139.00	133.55
5	—	371	142.00–149.00	146.25
5	—	324	147.50–157.50	153.43
5	—	573	100.00–109.00	101.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	125.00–127.50	126.54
2	—	368	130.00–132.50	131.22
6	—	312	135.00–140.00	139.14
5	—	510	97.00–100.00	99.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	105.00–109.00	106.99
6	—	565	110.00–117.00	113.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	103.00–108.00	105.43
2	—	465	116.00–117.50	116.74
5	—	529	109.00–115.00	113.81
2	—	693	92.00–99.00	95.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	87.50–90.00	88.71
6	—	415	115.00–120.00	117.44
3	—	508	104.00–106.00	105.34
3	—	358	125.00–130.00	126.65
8	—	468	110.00–114.00	111.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	130.00–134.00	132.03
2	—	468	140.00–145.00	142.54
2	—	623	106.00–110.00	107.99
2	—	570	126.00–129.00	127.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	140.00–146.00	142.96
2	—	520	122.00–129.00	125.53
2	—	470	130.00–134.00	132.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	56.00–60.00	57.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	64.00–70.00	67.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	75.00–83.00	79.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	40.00–43.00	41.44
4	—	1,033	45.00–47.00	46.23
4	—	1,095	48.00–55.00	50.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	52.00–57.00	54.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	30.00–33.00	31.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	69.00–77.00	72.16

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Ocala Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle